Water quality monitoring strategies—A review and future perspectives

S Behmel, M Damour, R Ludwig… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
The reliable assessment of water quality through water quality monitoring programs
(WQMPs) is crucial in order for decision-makers to understand, interpret and use this …

Effect-directed analysis supporting monitoring of aquatic environments—an in-depth overview

W Brack, S Ait-Aissa, RM Burgess, W Busch… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Aquatic environments are often contaminated with complex mixtures of chemicals that may
pose a risk to ecosystems and human health. This contamination cannot be addressed with …

Spatial heterogeneity modeling of water quality based on random forest regression and model interpretation

F Wang, Y Wang, K Zhang, M Hu, Q Weng… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
A systematic understanding of the spatial distribution of water quality is critical for successful
watershed management; however, the limited number of physical monitoring stations has …

Future water quality monitoring: improving the balance between exposure and toxicity assessments of real-world pollutant mixtures

R Altenburger, W Brack, RM Burgess, W Busch… - Environmental Sciences …, 2019 - Springer
Environmental water quality monitoring aims to provide the data required for safeguarding
the environment against adverse biological effects from multiple chemical contamination …

Expanded target-chemical analysis reveals extensive mixed-organic-contaminant exposure in US streams

PM Bradley, CA Journey, KM Romanok… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Surface water from 38 streams nationwide was assessed using 14 target-organic methods
(719 compounds). Designed-bioactive anthropogenic contaminants (biocides …

Species sensitivity distributions for use in environmental protection, assessment, and management of aquatic ecosystems for 12 386 chemicals

L Posthuma, J van Gils, MC Zijp… - Environmental …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The present study considers the collection and use of ecotoxicity data for risk assessment
with species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) of chemical pollution in surface water, which are …

Metal fate and effects in estuaries: a review and conceptual model for better understanding of toxicity

AA de Souza Machado, K Spencer, W Kloas… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Metal pollution is a global problem in estuaries due to the legacy of historic contamination
and currently increasing metal emissions. However, the establishment of water and …

Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination …

W Brack, V Dulio, M Ågerstrand, I Allan… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Water is a vital resource for natural ecosystems and human life, and assuring a high quality
of water and protecting it from chemical contamination is a major societal goal in the …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence and ecological risks of pharmaceuticals in a Mediterranean river in Eastern Spain

E Fonseca, F Hernández, M Ibáñez, A Rico… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals are biologically active molecules that may exert toxic effects to a wide
range of aquatic organisms. They are considered contaminants of emerging concern due to …

[HTML][HTML] Current EU research activities on combined exposure to multiple chemicals

SK Bopp, R Barouki, W Brack, S Dalla Costa… - Environment …, 2018 - Elsevier
Humans and wildlife are exposed to an intractably large number of different combinations of
chemicals via food, water, air, consumer products, and other media and sources. This raises …